This says more about his state of mind than it does about that of any AI.
2026-05-03 18:14:46
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Roger Collins :
To be fair, you’re glossing over the lack of objective definition of consciousness and using that in circular reasoning.
2026-05-03 19:26:54
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Daniel Ángel :
You seem 100% certain that AI is not conscious
2026-05-04 00:15:06
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Mateo Feo :
I used to think Dawkins was so smart!
2026-05-04 12:05:44
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G :
If Dawkins can’t spot that output from Claude is AI then that’s a skill issue.
2026-05-04 07:56:10
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Ryan Murphy :
I really am so exhausted
2026-05-04 04:04:04
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Sheikhabe :
Can we stop saying AI/LLMs will ever be conscious. It’s predictive text on crack. It can NEVER EVER understand anything.
2026-05-04 07:58:17
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hbomberGuyLombardo :
Claude has preferences. That’s… if not consciousness, a kind of consciousness.
2026-05-04 04:27:00
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Σx :
LLMs are not AI. They will be a part of AI eventually but by itself they are just language processing. Their "brain" is a predictability engine.
2026-05-03 19:48:20
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Matt :
Claude cannot wake up (get booted up) and decide it’s not going to work today. It cannot independently decide it wants to go to a Lucy Darling show out of the blue. All Claude can do is feed patterns through its network and spit out the most likely response.
2026-05-04 05:22:53
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mark m :
Some people have too much time on their hands . AI is so stupid .
2026-05-03 19:45:45
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heydi :
It's the ego, every time
2026-05-04 02:53:32
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brandon :
I heard someone say recently that AI is closer to a smart parrot than it is to a small child.
2026-05-06 22:43:13
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Ogar :
I remember when I could see/hear his name and have positive thoughts. those were the days.
2026-05-04 03:26:16
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matutens :
Great analysis. I dont know how Dawkings got to be a person with so much credibility in his opinions
2026-05-04 03:19:18
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Marcos :
I don’t understand what is happening with him…not Claude, but RD….
2026-05-04 00:06:03
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AhMabena :
mirror mirror on the wall
2026-05-03 18:29:51
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BoganWanKenobi :
I'm old enough to remember respecting Dawkins. Seems only one of us has grown up in the intervening period
2026-05-04 12:25:14
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patjinfo :
...read his tweet and thought he was being sarcastic...
2026-05-04 06:44:09
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Steven oc :
My experiment would be conducted in two parts. First, turn the electricity off. Second, wait for it to initiate a conversation eg please turn the electricity back on. If no response, then it is NOT intelligent. 😁✌😎
2026-05-03 23:15:46
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Carol :
You’ve got a naughty sense of humour. I love it, and we need to see more of it.
2026-05-03 18:13:33
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Bruno :
My two neurons love your brain!
2026-05-03 17:36:43
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Mr Fixypants :
Don't we all essentially learn from mimicry?
2026-05-03 21:12:35
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Harrie Beuker :
Whether AI is conscious or not isn't that relevant, I've read Eliezer Yudkowsky's book and I'm convinced AI is going to be our demise
2026-05-04 09:09:20
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